In a recent report by the U.S Bureau of Labor, for the month of August an improvement was shown in the legal sector, where 1000 legal jobs were offered.  According to the report this is the second consecutive month of job gains for the industry, even though the amount is lower than compared to last year August. The overall unemployment rate however, went up to 9.6 from 9.5 making the 1000 new law jobs stand out above the other sectors with a 9.45 percent growth in legal job offers using online advertising methods. The overall unemployment rate is nothing to be alarmed about, as most of these 54 thousand job losses were confined to the governmental sector due to the remaining US Census workers completing their duties. Close behind on the job creation front is the mining and construction se...

Due to an expansion of oil and gas consultancy ClerkMaxwell, 20 new oil and gas jobs will be created at their head office in Aberdeen. The increase in workers from 50 to 70 would be complete at the end of the year, thanks to an increase in business by about GBP 700,000 (approximately $1 million). The money will be used to double the size of their Aberdeen office and the capacity will eventually be for 110 workers. ClerkMaxwell is a design and engineering firm and currently have secure projects in the North Sea and various other places around the world. The Managing Director of Clerk Maxwell, John Wilson commented, “This latest expansion of the company has been achieved through repeat business and other project work. We plan to have 20 new recruits by the end of the year.  We are also co...

There are tons of cruise liner jobs out there that one can apply for, but have you ever wondered about working for a cruise company without actually travelling anywhere? You don’t have to be young and free, and able to travel the world to work in the cruise ship industry – there are plenty of land based cruise jobs that you can apply for, like a cruise consultant job. Many people have commitments and responsibilities in their home towns and need to find a local job at an office. This is possible with cruise companies, as each one will require an office in various cities around the world to answer phones, recommend packages and basically sell cruises to people. This kind of office based position is probably more rewarding if you have experienced life on board a cruise liner. Your person...

New hopeful to become the leader of the Labour Party in the UK, Andy Burnham has proposed to end unpaid internships lasting longer than 3 months. His recently published manifesto states that business along with the former secretary of health would work together to, “end the practice of unpaid internships lasting more than three months”. The manifesto also added that, “All placements should be supported by the national minimum wage at least”. Burnham said, “The trend towards unpaid work and internships across all sectors and industries is placing the most attractive and powerful jobs beyond the reach of young people with the least means and connections.” Burnham is also looking into other options that will help students once they have graduated including giving them an extended ...

If all goes according to plan, ex airline pilot Richard Ashbrook could get it right to create 50 to 100 aviation jobs at the Clarkesville-Montgomery County Regional Airport. The initiative is something that he has thought about for many years and will focus the airport to handle more corporate aircraft and passengers. The old maintenance hangar already there will be transformed into a flight school, Pilot Center, and restaurant, with 22 new hangars also being built on the grounds. The proposal sees Ashbrook partner with the current fixed based operator Robert Wyatt to form Sky Aviation which will make a full service FBO and flight school eligible for VA benefits. This is something that is really needed in the area and Ashbrook wants to start by building two new large hangars south of Outla...

Mystery shopping is something that many people think of as a part time job, or just a way to make extra cash, but there are ways that you can go about getting hired by certain companies so that you can make mystery shopping a full time job. It does not have to be just another scam or money making scheme, but an actual way to make a living. Here are some tips on how you can get hired as a mystery shopper to earn a good amount of money: Look Out for Scams As you will find in any industry, there are scams, and because mystery shopping is generally focused on the stay-at-home mom or the retired consumer, scammers try to take advantage. You should be very careful about scams when you start out looking for mystery shopping work and don’t just go for the first opportunity that you come across. ...

Various community colleges located across Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania are preparing students to become prospective employees in the Marcellus Shale gas industry which is booming at the moment, through a placement, recruitment and training program offered by Marcellus ShaleNET. The program is being run thanks to the US Department of Labor who invested $4.96 million into the project. The natural gas is buried deep within shale rock that can only be reached by the modern technologies that many gas companies now have using horizontal drilling techniques. This requires 400 people to operate the drilling of a single well, with over 150 occupations covered. This means that now is the ideal time to look for natural gas jobs. Currently most of the workers employed on the gas rigs are from ...

According to statistics released by the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), the cruise industry is looking up for the 2010 season since the recession which started subsiding towards the end of 2009. The 2009 year saw over 313,998 cruise ship jobs created which paid salaries and wages to the total of $14.23 billion. Last year’s gross output was $35.1 billion, which made a good impact on the US economy despite the global recession. The US accounted for 66 percent of the total cruise passengers with Florida being the most popular port for embarking on cruises. Most states saw an increased cruise line spending correlating directly to the number of passengers, but due to the redirection of some cruise ships, Alaska, and Hawaii were the only two areas that experienced a decline. “...

Alaska has always had a competitive job market, but in July the unemployment rate fell to the lowest percentage at 7.7 which is also far below the national average. According to economist Neal Fried, this rate is largely due to Alaska’s seasonal jobs and small economy. The unemployment rate is usually averaged at 9.5 percent for July. The great news for Alaska  job seekers is that you are pretty much guaranteed to find work when you come to Alaska, especially in the fishing industry where crew are highly sought after for the large fishing seasons, namely in Salmon, Crab, and others. July and August are traditionally the seasons for the Salmon fisheries to start full production, and King Crab in the Aleutian Islands. This gives job seekers a brilliant opportunity to get in on the high pa...

The oil sands project is about to get a boost as a new pipeline, the Keystone XL Pipeline, awaits approval for transporting heavy crude oil at Shell Albian Sands near Fort McMurray. This will mean a huge amount of new gas jobs for the United States. The oil sands project has been running for many years now, providing the country with plenty of oil jobs and gas jobs. The new pipeline will help to alleviate some of the pressure from the project by moving the heavy crude oil from the Canadian tarsands, south to the Gulf of Mexico where there are refineries being planned. This pipeline spans 9600 km, but could be stopped by various groups. On the one side of the equation, those hungry for oil jobs and gas jobs are eager for the pipeline to be built, but environmentalists on the other side are ...